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Chapter 498 Lessons from the past

Facing Dong Dashan's rebuttal, Liao Huanzhi was not surprised, but asked with a smile: "Ship Dong is just concerned about the safety of the two provinces. In fact, this is not the case. According to me, I can do some articles. Don't forget that this Gao Jin army has many soldiers, so can't it be used for my Ming Dynasty?"

"I thought Lord Liao had some good plan. It turned out that he had the idea to attack Gao Jin's army." Dong Dashan sneered: "I took Hubei on the Ming Dynasty that day and forced Gao Jin to give in. Now he has almost lost his face with Gao Jin's army. Now Gao Jin's army only occupies a region southwest of Hubei. Most of its troops have entered Hunan, but they still border our army. Moreover, most of the main forces of Gao Jin's army are the Bailian lineage. I think everyone knows the grievances between Bailian and my Ming Dynasty. In this case, can Gao Jin's army work hard for me?"

"How can I know if I don't try it?" Liao Huanzhi asked back: "Gao Jin has already shown signs of entering Yunnan and Guizhou. My Ming Dynasty can promise Gao Jin that he will allow him to take advantage of the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou and even Guangxi. As long as Gao Jin's ministry agrees, my Ming Dynasty will give convenience. I think he will not refuse. In this way, the army can withdraw from Hubei and Hunan provinces and go straight to Henan. Although Longkodo stationed troops in Xiangyang, don't forget that his main force is in Henan. Our army will attack its main force. Will he sit idly by? What should he use to counterattack Hubei at that time?"

Although Liao Huanzhi said this very well, Dong Dashan still disagreed. In his opinion, this is really too risky. It is certainly no problem to use strategies in war, but you must not put all the initiative in the hands of the other party. No matter how good the calculation is, it is possible to make mistakes. This is the reason why the so-called more calculations win.

Wang Dong, who had not spoken out, also expressed his opposition at this time. He felt that Dong Dashan's concerns were reasonable. He would rather be more steadily than take such risks, especially in this situation, he would rather fight steadily than take risks. Once the situation reverses, it will not only affect the situation in the north, but also in the south.

Everyone held their own opinions and was in a stalemate for a while, but Wu Sidao did not express his opinion. To be honest, Zhu Yicheng was a little moved by Liao Huanzhi's suggestions, but rationality and a little inclined to the views of Dong Dashan and Wang Dong, which was also unsure in his mind.

In the end, the meeting ended in vain. After the meeting, Zhu Yicheng deliberately called Wu Sidao and asked him privately about his opinion.

"Your Majesty, I am not familiar with military affairs, so it would be better to ask others about this matter." Wu Sidao said with a wry smile. He did not expect that he would not say a word at the same time and instead made Zhu Yicheng pay attention to him.

"Mr. Wu just talks casually, it doesn't matter if he says it wrong."

Zhu Yicheng said this, and Wu Sidao then said helplessly: "Since that's the case, I want to ask, does the emperor think that my Ming Dynasty can occupy the world now?"

"Haha, what? Mr. Wu still has concerns about whether my Ming Dynasty can win the world at this time?" Zhu Yicheng smiled and said, "The Qing court fled westward. Now the battle in the north is going smoothly. Not to mention the south. Although the three provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan are united, Zhao Hongcan still has the idea of ​​protecting himself. In addition, Gao Jin's troops saw that my Ming Dynasty's troops were unstoppable, so they took the initiative to avoid my edge and intend to enter Yunnan and Guizhou. If I saw that my Ming Dynasty was unstoppable, they would only wait a while. Gao Jin's troops would definitely attack Guizhou first and fight with the Qing army. When our Ming Dynasty opened up the north and south, the Qing court would have no chance to turn around. The sunset was a foregone conclusion, but it was just a respite."

"What the emperor said is extremely true!" Wu Sidao nodded. Zhu Yicheng's words were correct at all. The Ming Dynasty is now at its peak and its rise is unstoppable.

"Since the Emperor has such confidence in our Ming Dynasty, what's wrong with this day or night? Even if the north and south cannot be connected for a while, will the situation in the north change? If it cannot be completed this year, it will be fought again next year. As long as the general trend is on our Ming Dynasty, will the world be in the hands of the Emperor?"

Wu Sidao said these words bluntly, and Zhu Yicheng was stunned. After a while, he stood up and saluted Wu Sidao.

Wu Sidao quickly avoided it and did not dare to accept this gift. Then he said, "This world is so big that it needs to be done step by step. It is of course better to be one day earlier, but it is okay to be one day later. The emperor must not forget the story of Fu Jian Feishui back then. Just like the black and white layout, you need to be more careful when you have the advantage, and you must not be careless!"

Until Wu Sidao left, Zhu Yicheng's ears still echoed his words. Wu Sidao said nothing wrong. Now the Ming Dynasty has an absolute advantage. At present, the Ming Dynasty only needs to grasp the advantage and move towards its goal step by step. There is no problem in winning the world without making any mistakes.

At this time, taking risks is not the right choice. Although it may succeed, it may also fail. And once it fails, the risks you suffer are even unbearable.

Just like the Former Qin Dynasty mentioned by Wu Sidao, Fu Jian attacked Jin with an army of 800,000, with the intention of unifying the world in one fell swoop. The 800,000 people left a story of throwing whips and breaking the flow in history, but it also led to the subsequent tragedy.

In the Battle of Feishui, the 800,000 troops were wiped out, and the Former Qin Dynasty collapsed. The lessons of history were cruel and bloody. Zhu Yicheng suddenly discovered that as the Ming Dynasty continued to become stronger, his ambitions began to expand, and he began to have some desire for quick success and instant benefits.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yicheng couldn't help but feel cold sweat. It has been nearly seven years since he came to this world. In just less than three years, he became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty as a death row prisoner, and he has been in this position for more than four years.

From being forced to revolt to inexplicably supervising the country, then running to Ningbo's vulgar development and then rising, and then to Nanjing's final ascension to the throne and emperor, it has been five years of eternity in a blink of an eye, and the Ming Dynasty has shown a scene of devouring mountains and rivers. When Zhu Yicheng first came to this world, the scenes of the experience seemed to be still in front of him.

From Ningbo to Nanjing for the years, Zhu Yicheng has been trembling, both in state and military affairs, and he has tried his best to avoid making any mistakes. After all, that unpleasant experience left a deep impression on him, and it was this feeling of insecurity that made him work hard to get to where he is today.

But I don’t know when it started, maybe when it attacked Tianjin Wei, took down Beijing City, or even when it captured Jiangxi, or even when it just defeated the Portuguese fleet and won Guangdong... Zhu Yicheng himself did not realize that his mentality had gradually changed.

From being cautious at the beginning to being arrogant now, from feeling the current eagerness for quick success and instant benefits from the initial crisis, these have gradually made Zhu Yicheng lose his original normal mind and become unfamiliar with him. Today, Wu Sidao's words suddenly made him awaken. When he recalled his thoughts and decisions these days, Zhu Yicheng was even a little scared.

A day later, Zhu Yicheng, who calmed down, formally rejected Liao Huanzhi's suggestion, and at the same time, ordered Dong Dashan to continue to maintain pressure on the Qing army and Gao Jin's troops in Hunan. As for Hubei, in addition to stabilizing the defense line, he continued to launch a certain offensive against Longkodo and marched towards Henan with full confidence.

In addition, regarding the case of military increase proposed by Dong Dashan, Zhu Yicheng decided to increase 50,000 troops first after inquiring about Wang Fan's financial situation, and reorganized the Qing army captured by various places, especially on the northern battlefield. Among the 40,000 Qing army, Lin Jianzhang captured many soldiers trained by the 13th Prince. These soldiers are of good quality and can be used after reorganization.
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